Window fixture



Aug. 7, 1934. A. c. LENANDER WINDOW FIXTURE Filed Feb. 13, 1935 Patented Aug. 7, 1934 UNITED STATES pm 1,969,515 WINDOW FIXTUR'EI- Arthur c. Lenander, Juliet, 1'11. Application February 13, 1933, Serial (No. 656,437

' Claims. (01. -1111) This invention-relates to window fixtures and more particularly to the class of window fixtures generally found in banks, brokerage offices, building and loan association offices, and the like,

' -5 where money; securities and valuables are passed through a window in a partition between a clerk on the inside and a customer 'on-the outside of the-partition. I One of the objects of the invention is to pro- "l0 tect a clerk handlingmoney, securities and valu ables, and yet permit intimate and confidential communication between the clerk and a customer. 1

Another object of the invention is to afiord protection to the clerk from bullets which may be fired toward him from outside of the partition and yet enable intimate and confidential conversation and easy exchange of money, securities and valuables between the clerk and a 20 customer. I

Other objects of the invention are to protect the clerk by providing means to deflect a bullet, which may be firedat him,- away from his person, and to deflecta bullet which may be fired at the communication means so that it will not injure the clerk; standing in back of the window, after th'e bullet has passed through the communication means.- i V I With these and other objects in view, I have '3 0' embodied my invention'for purposes of this ap-.

plication, in the forms illustratedin the accompanying drawing in which 1 is a front elevation ofthe window ture embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view'on the line 22 of Fig. 1, and V I Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. l; Q r p Referring to the drawinga deal tray 4, pref-' '40 erably made of marble, is mounted in a bullet resistant partition 5 and forms the base of the window fixture. The deal .tray is recessedlto', form a receiving cup 6. The curvature of the cup is such that when a bullet is fired from in front of the fixture, theiright in Fig. 2, into the cup, the bullet will be deflected by the curvature to a substantially vertical direction at the time of leaving the cup on the inside of the fixture. I I A channel '7 in the deal tray on either side of the cup is provided to receive a pane 8 of bullet resistant glass. The pane 8 and cup 6 are located inwardly of the front of the fixture which is in substantial alinement with the partition. Another pane 9 of bullet resistant glass is located in the front of the fixture and has its lower the angle bars 10. by metal plates 13 to renderthem bullet resistmarginal edge disposed opposite the upper marginal edge of the lower pane 8, the lower pane being offset fromthe upper pane. Angle bars 10 extend across the fixture between the lower marginal edge of the upper pane and the upper CD marginal edge of the lower pane and are mounted in side plates 11. The angle bars have their heels l0 pointing inwardly of the fixture, the toes 10 of each bar being in substantially vertical alinement, and the heel and toesv of 65, adjacent bars being substantially alined vertical- 1y. Walls 12 extend from the front of the fixture to the sides of the lower pane 8 and support The walls 12 are backedup ant.:- Above the upper pane 9 and below the top of the partition 14 are located a plurality of louvers 15 which are inclined from front to rear of the fixture at an angle of approximately fortyfive degrees. The louvers are mounted in side plates 16. A bullet resistant wire mesh 17 extendsfrom the, top of the partition to the ceiling. A'hoodlB, arcuate in shape, extends from above the louvers rearwardly and downwardly and over the angle bars 10 to carry sound passing through the louversand angle bars to the space back of the panes 8 and 9. The hood is made of thin wood or other material. which will be a good reflector of. sound but-which will permit a bullet to pass therethrough.

- :If a bulletfired from outside the fixture strikes an angle bar particles of the bullet will be deflected upwardly and forwardly toward the rear face of the pane 9 and a bullet fired to- Y Wardthelouvers will go between them upwardly at about an angle of forty-five degrees and through, the hood, or will strike the louvers and be deflected upwardly at about the :same angle. ..AIbullet fired into the cup of the deal tray will be deflected upwardly at an angle of. approximately ninety degrees from the baseof thefixture. Consequently a clerk standing behind the fixture will be out of range. of the course, which may be taken by any, bullet fired through any of the openings in the fixture.. Any customer in front of the fixture conversing with the clerk behind the fixture will have his voice carried through the openings in the fixture and deflected downwardly to the clerk. Communication between a customer and clerk can be carried on through the fixture with ease, and the clerk will be protected from injury in case of a holdup or robbery. V

I have shown the invention embodied in a simple form but I am aware that it may be made in other forms and adapted for other types of window fixtures and I reserve the right to make any changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts which may be necessary or desirable for this or other purposes and within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a window fixture, a deal tray, a lower pane and an upper pane of bullet resistant glass, said lower pane being offset from the upper pane, and horizontally disposed means in the offset between the panes to permit sound to pass therethrough and todeflect away from a selected part of the space behind the fixture and in a predetermined direction'bullets which may be fired toward said means from in front "of the fixture. I

2. In a window fixture, a deal tray, a lower pane and an upper pane of bullet resistant glass, saidlcwer pane being offset from the upper pane, and angle bars in the offset betweenv said panes to permit sound to pass therethrough and to deflect away from a selected part of the space behind the fixture and in a predetermined direction bullets "which may be fired toward said angle bars from in front of the fixture. 1 V

3. In a window fixture, a deal tray, a lower. pane and an upper pane of bullet zresistant glass, said lower pane being offset from the upper pane, and angle bars in the offset between said panes to permit sound to pass therethrough and to deflect away from a selected part of the space behind the fixture and in a predetermined direction bullets which may be fired toward said angle bars from in front of the fixture, said angle bars being in spaced relation with each other and the toes of each bar being in substantially vertical alinement. a

4. In a window fixture, adeal tray, a lower pane and an upper pane of bullet resistant glass, said lower pane being offset from the upper pane, and angle bars in the offset between said panes to permit sound to pass. therethrough and to deflect away from a selected part of the space behind the fixture and in a predetermined direction bullets whi h may be fired toward said angle bars from in front of the fixture, said angle bars having their heels pointed inwardly of said fixture and the heel and toes of adja centangle bars being substantially. alined verlouvers being inclined upwardlyfrom front to" rear. e 1

6. In'a window fixture, a deal tray, a pane of bullet resistant glass, louvers above said pane to permit sound to pass therethrough and to defiect away from a selected part of the space behind said fixture and in a predetermined direction bullets which may be fired toward said louvers from in front of said fixture, said louvers being inclined upwardly from front to rear, and a hood arcuate in shape extending inwardly and downwardly from above said louvers.

7. In a'window fixture, a deal tray, a pane of bullet resistant glass, louvers above said pane to permit sound to pass therethrough and to deflect away from a selected part of the space behind said fixture and in a predetermined direction bullets which may be fired toward said louvers from in front of said fixture, said louvers being inclined upwardly from front to rear, and a hood arcuate in shape extending inwardly and downwardly from above said louvers and adapted to reflect sound coming through said louvers downwardly to the space behind said pane and adapted to offer substantially no resistance to a bullet traveling through the space between said louvers. 1

8. In a window fixture, a deal tray, a lower pane and an upper pane of bullet resistant glass, said lower pane being offset from the upper pane, horizontally disposed means between said panes and other means above said upper pane to permit sound to pass therethrough and to deflect away from a selected part of the space behind the fixture and in a predetermined direction'bullets which may be fired toward either ofsaidmeans from in front of the fixture. I

9. In a window fixture, a deal tray, a; lower pane and an upper pane of bullet resistant glass, said lower pane being offset from the upper pane, spaced angle bars in the offset between said panes having their heels pointed inwardly and the heel and toes of adjacent angle bars being substantially alined vertically, andlouvers above said upper pane inclined upwardly from front to rear, said angle bars andlouvers permitting sound to pass therethrough and deflecting away from a selected part of the space behind said fixture and in a predetermined direction bullets which may be fired toward said angle bars or louvers from in front of said fixture. I 10. In a window fixture, a deal tray having a channel therein, a lower pane and an upper pane of bullet resistant glass, said lower pane being offset inwardly from said upper pane and mounted in said channel, a plurality of angle bars spaced apart between the top marginal edge of said lower pane. and the bottom marginal edge of said upper pane, the heels of said angle bars pointing inwardly and the heel and toes of adjacent angle bars being substantially alined vertically, a plurality of louvers above said upper pane and inclined upwardly and from front to rear, said louvers being spaced apart and overlapped horizontally, and a hood arcuate in shape extending inwardly and downwardly from above said louvers. to refiect sound coming through the louvers and angle'bars to the space directly behind the fixture and adapted to offer substantially noresistance to a bullet traveling through the openings in said fixture. I

I ARTHUR C. LENANDERQ 

